I arrived last night and entered. The immigration computer again threw up a problem but there was authorisation to override it so I am here. Fortaleza – city of 2.5 million. I finally got to bed 24 hours after getting out of it the day before. We had a good session last night and we will be ready to move it forward and up today. So thanks for praying – I will update more in the next few days.
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Well things are moving at a pace. I have had incredible help on this from J-B Carvalho in Brasilia. Tonight the equivalent of the home office of Brasil will make a statement on this case. They have started an investigation – we do not know the outcome as yet and it would be inappropriate to even make a suggestion here, but they have already stated that there are no problems with my passport – I can enter Brasil whenever (although the computers have to be cleared for this). There are a number of irregularities in what has taken place and I suspect it is a direct result of being in Brasilia last time and confronting corruption. So at the moment I am famous in the land (!!) as a full investigation is taking place.
I took part in a few day conference here in St Albans with a focus on the county. This is a county that carries a ‘first-type’ gifting. Just a few comments:
So a strong encouragement here is for them to pull the nation forward. Even it they don’t succeed at every point, but they will be effective. (This I believe is an important revelation for first places: a strong encouragement to press forward because in the very act of moving forward they will break things open – even when it might seem that they have not succeeded.)
The Masonic is very prevalent – I experienced a ‘disconnection’ in the evening at times, with my mind going blank at certain points – this is a phenomenon that takes place whenever the Masonic manifests at a strong level.
The place will become a focus in future elections as there is a governmental anointing that is on the county. I also see desolate buildings being renovated, innovation coming among believers in the realm of business, media being key.
What encourages me here is the ongoing focus to shift something – and with the battle on toward the year 2012 that will be very important.
I am just completing three days of teaching on spiritual mapping. for those interested the teaching notes are on my web site. You will need to go the home page and then for those who are registered and signed in: simply click on the menu that says ‘wiki’ and you will find the teaching under ‘Transformation’. In a few days time I hope also to have some new articles there on ‘emerging missional church’… the concept of the site is that we can develop a resource together.
Indignados are backOne year on the Spanish protestors are celebrating. A poster reads: “Mum, this is what you taught me to do. Thanks!” With a scrawled addition from an anonymous mother: “I always knew you were listening, but I am so happy to hear you say it.”
Mark on Temple replacementTemple is Jesus in John, but followers of Jesus in Mark. See: Kirk.
Far right shaping Europe?This article suggests that the far right is forcing an agenda in Europe. In France – playing on Islamophobia for example; in Germany member of Social Democratic Party suggesting Turkish immigrants are genetically inferior.
Alternative to AugustineDyfed writes about Irenaeus’ much more optimistic view of humanity and an alternative to ‘original sin’ in the Augustinian sense.
Spain & AndaluciaSo Spain is now in the eurozone spotlight and Andalucia in particular. No great surprise there.
Prophet BenedictPope Benedict writing prophetically: “The church will become small and will have to start afresh more or less from the beginning….”
Economic penitenceSpain: 24% unemployment… a bail-out this year? Tremlett: Guardian.
Spain and a new budgetSo a tough budget yesterday. Will hurt. Is it enough? Amazingly Spain ran a balanced budget on average – every year until the eve of the 2008 financial crisis.
Spanish ‘baby’ reunitedAfter 44 years a baby that had ‘died’ is reunited with her mother.
Mission Impossible?Spain with 24% unemployment is looking at €40bn (£33.45bn) in spending cuts and taxes in a budget on 30 March, the day after a general strike. “It’s really moved to the wrong side of the spectrum and is now at greater risk of sovereign restructuring than ever before,” (Willem Buiter, Citibank).
New WP courseWant to develop your own WordPress theme? I have a new online course. Great price too. See A Little Ad.
Electricity: very useful!!!So we discover today that our landlady has not paid the electricity bill, saying she had transferred to our name. However, no payment and not in our name so unless we get a payment in tomorrow we are cut off. Found out today at 18.00h. Ah well I know what we are doing tomorrow!!!
Watch thisDiane Coyle OBE, economist and author lecture at University of York. (Thanks Joanna for sending the link.) Incisive and provocative.
Two meaty postsHere are a couple of great meaty posts: NextReformation on the Atonement, and Mike Morrell on evolution, development of humanity, the fall, his new book and…
Spanish holocaustPaul Preston has just published ‘The Spanish Holocaust’: a look at Franco’s legacy, suggesting that the victor prolonged his revenge, liquidating 20,000 opponents after the war, and condemning hundreds of thousands to prison, exile, ostracism or poverty as Franco made a calculated investment in terror. ‘Sociological Francoism’ living “on in the democratic Spain of today”.
Judge GarzónBeen a big month in Spain. Garzón an amazing judge in the land has been acquitted on one count – he opened up the hidden history of the deaths in the Civil War and much more. Acquitted but guilty on other charges. Political trials to silence him. Here are a couple of articles:
Tremlett: Guardian and BBC.
Fresh waterHere is an awesome project to give fresh water through desalination. moerkwater.com. We are in touch with people involved. Do you know a need for this?
Narrative theologyTwo excellent posts by Daniel Kirk on Narrative theology. Maybe the most provocative is “Narrative theology, instead, recognizes change in the people’s expectations and even in the nature of the fulfillment of God’s promises.” Here are the links (I think there will be more to follow): link 1 and link 2.
Valencia: street protestThis article seems to give a fair report of the current state of play in Valencia. February and crisis in the Peninsula?
Streets of SpainNot sure what is being covered outside Spain, but in excess of 1m people on the streets, objecting to the austerity measures of the new government. ‘We are living in 2012, supposed to be a time of freedom…’ ‘The epoch of Franco has returned’ were two quotes on the TV tonight.
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Fortaleza…
Well I am here and have a few minutes break. This will go so quickly, but it is most encouraging thus far. First lady I laid hands on last night was instantly healed from a damaged right knee that had been that way in excess of 10 years, followed by a number of others today. The participation in the activations has been very high with good feedback from those both giving and receiving prophecies.
I am beginning to get insight on the city. I saw it as a trading place, unrightous trade takeing place back to Europe. Europe sitting as a vulture ready to promise benefits but spoiling the place. Turns out that this is one of the, or probably the, major port for the wort sort of trafficing. We have begun to pray into this: I see a wrong alignment here between economics and church, probably rooted in a military / church deal that was exploited for ecnomic reasons.
Certainly coming to places such as this it is very sobering. We have to see something rise up that will not be self-consumed but addressing the issues of the city from an incarnational approach.
This school (and I think the others) is being streamed on internet TV. You probably have to sign in but it is on: http://www.jehova-shammah.com.br
Will write more at the end of the school – although we might extend it by one more evening to Monday night.